E-Auction 5

Seleucid Empire. Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC). Æ Tetrachalkon. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint

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Seleucid Empire. Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC). Æ Tetrachalkon (7.33g/ 20mm). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 173/2–164 BC. Radiate and diademed head right; monogram (mark of value) to left / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIO[XOY], goddess, wearing polos and holding Nike in extended right hand, seated left on throne; at feet to left, bird standing left. SC 1508; ESM p. 272; HGC 9, 635; CSE 982–3. Near Extremely fine, even dark brown surfaces. Exceptional for issue. Extremely rare, one sample sold at CNG Triton XXII for $1500.